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Economic Biodiversity Development Conservation Protected areas The Democratic Republic of the Congo p g livelihoods Forest values Forest values Poverty reduction (DRC) REDD Process An initiative funded by UN-REDD Progress in the preparation of the R-PP IWG - IFR New York, 04 September 2009

 DRC’s land size: 245.000.000 ha  Forest size: 135.000.000 ha (85.000.000 ha of humid forest: 50% of Africa’s)  Carbon stock estimation: 20 to 37 billions tons Carbon stock estimation: 20 to 37 billions tons  Great potential and numerous opportunities for REDD pilot activities General General  DRC is one the 9 pilot countries chosen Background by UN REDD and FCPF to implement a national REDD strategy national REDD strategy  Numerous partners support the initiative, including: development agencies, NGOs, civil society and COMIFAC CO C

 Launched in: January 2009  Composed of 23 professionals from 9 international organisations, including: FAO, UNDP, UNEP, World Bank, Government of Norway, WHRC, Rainforest Foundation, ONFI  The objective of the mission: to help put in REDD p place an R-PP for REDD (Readiness Plan Proposal) ( p ) Mission in Mi i i in DRC DRC  The team works closely, in a participatory manner with all stakeholders  The R-PP is funded by: UN REDD (4,3 millions USD) and the FCPF (World Bank:3,6 millions USD)

 At the political level  to put in place the legal framework, including: the to put in place the legal framework including: the National REDD Committee, the Interministerial REDD Committee and the National REDD Coordination; ;  to revise forestry laws and regulations to include REDD;  to develop capacity building; R-PP R PP  to put in place a coordinated system of Activities communication among stakeholders;  to put in place a system for sharing the benefits of the forestry sector. h f  At the technical level  to put in place a scenario for reference level; to put in place a scenario for reference level;  to put in place a MRV system (Monitoring, Reporting, Verification);  to put in place a scientific body for REDD  to put in place a scientific body for REDD.

 Component 1: Development and Coordination (to design a coordination and C di ti communication mechanism between partners and promote national interests)  REDD management system and evaluation  UNFCCC negotiations support Provisional  Total budget : USD 610,000 Workplan Workplan (July 2009-  Component 2: Capacity building (building March 2010) capacity at different levels)  Communication et consultation plan  Communication et consultation plan  Information dissemination  Capacity building funding needs  Total budget : USD 185,000

 Component 3 : Technical studies Component 3 : Technical studies  Current states of forest governance and policy, and diagnosis of the causes of deforestation and degradation degradation  REDD strategy design Provisional  Reference scenario design Workplan Workplan  MRV system design MRV t d i (July 2009-  Terms of reference for the design of the REDD March 2010) implementation framework  Total budget : USD 885,000

A National REDD Coordination has been put in  place by the Government to steer the REDD process as well as the implementation of UN- ll th i l t ti f UN REDD and FCPF programs.  Including a National REDD Coordinator and an International Technical Assistant International Technical Assistant Vacancies:   Permanent Technical Coordinator UN-REDD National REDD REDD  Education Information and Communication Ed ti I f ti d C i ti Coordination Specialist  Financial and Administrative Manager  Accountant  Accountant Civil Society has set up a REDD Working  Group, aiming to be:  A key counterpart for the National Coordination;  A key counterpart for the National Coordination;  An entity which oversees and controls all consultation and public participation aspects;  A platform for analysis dialogue and communication  A platform for analysis, dialogue and communication on REDD.

 Harmonize two initiatives with their own specif logics: specif logics:  FCPF: detailed plan formally agreed upon by all stakeholders before implementation;  UN REDD: quick start without a prior approved  UN-REDD: quick start without a prior approved plan. National  Coordinate an initiative including 4 REDD REDD agencies with different management ff Coordination styles: Challenges  World Bank  UNDP  UNEP  FAO  FAO

UN-REDD FCPF Annexe 1 - Land use, Forest Policy and Adoption of the decree creating the Governance Quick Assessment (the completed institutional framework (Natonal study) y) Comitee, interministerial comitee and Nat. coord. Annex 2a - National REDD Working Group (framework ToR or Plan) Development of the consultation Annex 2b - REDD Consultation and Outreach and outreach plan (IEC) Plan (full Plan required Set up of the National REDD Set ‐ up of the National REDD 2c ) - REDD Management and Evaluation Coordination System (framework ToR or Plan) Annex 3a - Assess Candidate Activities for the REDD strategy (framework ToR or Plan) Study on the drivers and agents of deforestation and degtradation Need for Need for (FAO) Annex 3b - Evaluate potential Additional Benefits (framework ToR or Plan) Harmonisation! State of affairs of succesfull forest conservation experiences and land Annex 3c - Trade-Offs Analysis (framework use planning . (PNUE) ToR or Plan) Annex 3d - Risk Assessment of Your REDD Economic, environnemental and social Strategy (framework ToR or Plan) assessment of potential REDD activities including risks (e.g.conflicts)(PNUE) Annex 4 - REDD Implementation Framework (framework ToR or Plan) Study on benefits sharing from natural ressources exploitation (PNUE) Annex 5 - Assess Social and Environmental Capacity building plan (PNUD) p y g p ( ) impacts (framework ToR or Plan) p ( ) Assessement of investment needs for Annex 6 - Assess Investment and Capacity REDD Building Requirements (framework ToR or Plan) Exploratory study on the reference scenario Annex 7 - Develop a Reference Scenario (FAO) (framework ToR or Plan) TORs Development of a forest carbon TORs .Development of a forest carbon quantification protocol and operational framework Annex 8 - Design Monitoring, Reporting for field measurements (FAO) and Verification System (framework ToR or Plan) TORs MRV system

 Quick assessment of land uses, policy État d’avancement R-PP and forestry governance: y g  An ongoing survey of the causes and factors of deforestation and degradation.  Survey carried out by the Ministry of Environment Survey carried out by the Ministry of Environment (Department of Forest Inventory and Planning - DIAF) and the Catholic University of Louvain with the logistical and financial support of FAO the logistical and financial support of FAO. State of progress R-PP: Exploring DD causes

 National Working Group on REDD  The draft Decree is being approved. g pp  Consultation and Communication Plan on REDD  The plan design will start in September and end in Th l d i ill t t i S t b d d i November 2009. State of  Several Workshops accross the country: Kinshasa progress progress 19-20 and 21 -22 August, Kisangani, Bukavu, t Ki i B k 19 20 d 21 22 A R-PP: Lumbumbashi, Mbandaka, and Matadi in Consultation September (with the support of UNDP) and Communication

 Strategy and implementation framework design  Terms of Reference are being approved;  Difficult partnership with UNEP given unshared Difficult partnership with UNEP, given unshared vision with the agency. State of  DRC requests a partner to support the country in the progress long political process to develop its national REDD g p p p R-PP: REDD R PP: REDD program; Strategy  UNEP considers its role to be a business partner, instead of being an adviser delivering technical support. t

 Elaborating and designing a reference scenario and a MRV system  Several partners are currently working on the design and Several partners are currently working on the design and the management of a Geographic Information Systems in DRC:  Department of Forest Inventory and Planning (DIAF);  Central African Forest Observatory based in Kinshasa (OFAC-FORAF); State of  Central African Satellite Forest Observatory hosted by p progress g the University of Kinshasa and funded by USAID- R-PP: MRV CARPE; and  DRC Forest Atlas is being designed (WRI). Reference  On site carbon measurement: O it b t Scenario  Relevant work done by WCS et WWF (National Parks Salonga and Ituri)  Talks underway about a partnership with the  Talks underway about a partnership with the University of Kinsangani.  The challenge is to build upon the work done so far, in order to bring all partners in the process of designing a g p p g g national development plan!!!!!!!!

Critical Point Insufficient funding for setting up the ToRs for the implementation of MRV ToRs for the implementation of MRV C iti Critical Point l P i t in DRC.